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We then examined the use of the LANcubeV2 photometer and night-time satellite data from SDGSAT-1 for coastal areas. We found that the skies were darker in less urbanized areas and on islands compared with the mainland. Sky brightness near the zenith was correlated with satellite observations only at a coarse spatial scale. When examining light pollution horizontally above the horizon (60\u201380\u00b0 degrees below the zenith), we found that the seaward direction was brighter than the landward direction in most sites due to urban glow on the seaward side. These findings emphasize the importance of ground measurements of light pollution alongside satellite imagery. 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